Abstract
The cross-cutting theme of the applicability of liberal multiculturalism runs through the
journal's special issue presenting articles on the problems of ethnic minorities in the
Baltic States, written by scholars from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the UK. The
authors point to the "sore spots" in the recognition of collective identity of the Russian-speaking
population, as well as untapped opportunities in reaching a compromise
between the collective identities of ethnic minorities and the ethnic majority in the Baltic
States.